The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-04-21
The Anlmus and the Purpose.

The Animus and the Purpose.
The proof OF the concocted plan is
undeniable. That the money didn't |
win is known. That one of the par
ties comes back and says the COVER
nor is not purchasable; another who
was to carry it out says the scheme
failed entirely, and the additional fact
stands out that the governor walked
out of the room and told two men,
Frank Smith and Ben Hord, whom he
had taken into his confidence by APP
pointment to office, OF the insinuations,
and said the claims of the applicant
would no longer be considered.
In the face of these facts, with set
OF men appointed to the offices whose
characters are without stain; every
man of them OF the highest
order in the face of these facts, and
denials all around, the animus still
prompts Observation-Disclosures
stabs at the character of the governor.
We submit to the people OF Tonnes
see that there is but one remedy for
such damnable outrage as this at
tempt to destroy character and degrade
public offlce-that is public indigna-
ton and standing by him who is made
the yictem OF base conspiracy.
The governors policy as to public
schools and his appointments aroused
an opposition with men who turned
upon him as if he had been the enemy
OF all mankind. The second chapter
is this yillainous slander-not one,
but many. Every place filled is re-
warded with gold. Every act IS treas
on. Men of the highest reputation in
the state paid him the money. Death
comes into his family; his aged father
an honored and holy minister, dies
dies In the Triumph of f"itL, calling
his family around him and saying, as
his last words Live in love. Do right
Die in peace"
Attic same time death comes into
his brothers-the adjutant gener
aPs-family, taking off beloved son
The whole family are stricken with
grief. The governor is bowed down
as never before coop men of all par
ties are sad and send coincidence. But
did the prosecutors let up? Not for {
day. The grief OF the family-tht
sacredness OF the open graye--was ne
protection against the envenome(
shafts OF maligant enemies. The yer,
day OF the burial Of the honored anC
beloyed father, and too days after tn,
death was known all over the state
malignant newspaper at Knoxville, a
ii the sorrow of the stricken were
not enough, poured out its hate ant
venom with ten-fold malagnity.
Is this will warfare the gauge of bat
tie for the present generation Of Ten
nesseans? Is this the standard
Has the land Of Jackson and Seyie
come to this? Have honor and sham
alike fled? Who will take Office i
this is the mode of getting clear of on,
whose views may not accord with pro
fessional politicians? Is this the mod
ern plan OF driving virtue and charac
ter from the public Office, that tn
ghouls and jackals may come in?
, Gov Toylor is young man, tn,
2 most promising of all who have com
to the front in latter times. He can
tivated the peoplea as no man has done
He is man of culture and refinement
but withal a peopless man. His pres
ence charmes as his words inspire
t and when it was found that he woul
D not follow the men who claimed tn
high places by right, and that he wa
I on the side of the children and woul
not obey the decree to build no NOR
schools, the moment this was deye
oped the second decree then went fortl
Destroy him. He is not of us d.
stroy him. The Union does not mea
to implicate certain politicians VIII
professed to oppose Gov Taylor O
his educational views in the recen
: ISLANDERS or the transaction whic
, brought them about, but it is clearl
true that the manner of the warfar
Notwithstanding him as traito,
without ever one single time Stain
correctly his position upon this all in
portant question, had a tendency t
unjustifably bring him into contemr
+ and embolden his more thoughtless er
emies to go entirely too farm an effoi
to wreak their vengeance.-Ndshvil
, Union
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